[Official Message] 10th Album NEXT LEVEL 2009.3.25 IN STORES - Thread II

[Melrose]

Originally Posted by ayumasing

Hum, I hope Ayu gets number one! Her Guilty album broke her #1 streak....
Sadly, Koda is getting popular, but that's just "iroke" (that's what we say in the house. It means "sex appeal").

Dude, Kuu is sadly LOSING popularity. -_-



As for GUILTY breaking her album #1 streak, on one side I was happy that it might give Ayu opportunity to experiment more. But on the other side, it feels to me like they don't care about the streak anymore and thus just release a 13-track album. >,> She kinda deserved #2 with GUILTY, tho, IMO. Only 5 new tracks, out of which three have an incredibly monotonous sound? Meh.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Melrose

As for GUILTY breaking her album #1 streak, on one side I was happy that it might give Ayu opportunity to experiment more. But on the other side, it feels to me like they don't care about the streak anymore and thus just release a 13-track album. >,>

I think as far as experimenting goes, NEXT LEVEL is shaping up to be her most experimental yet. There is at least one song in each of her singles that lead up to it that is something new she tried or a better more profound version of something she's done in the past [i.e. oriental = GREEN, techno = Sparkle etc.]. So I'm sure after GUILTY's #2, she's able to express what she wants a lot more freely

[Melrose]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

I think as far as experimenting goes, NEXT LEVEL is shaping up to be her most experimental yet. There is at least one song in each of her singles that lead up to it that is something new she tried or a better more profound version of something she's done in the past [i.e. oriental = GREEN, techno = Sparkle etc.]. So I'm sure after GUILTY's #2, she's able to express what she wants a lot more freely

Yea, that's true. ^^ Do you think that her losing her #1 streak is the reason for that though? Because it's definitely different, but other than Sparkle it's not TOO experimental. And she still needs to keep her single streak alive, so she might have more experimental tracks on the album instead of the singles. ^^

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Melrose

Yea, that's true. ^^ Do you think that her losing her #1 streak is the reason for that though? Because it's definitely different, but other than Sparkle it's not TOO experimental. And she still needs to keep her single streak alive, so she might have more experimental tracks on the album instead of the singles. ^^

I do think so, among other things. Ayu said she didn't have the inspiration to write GUILTY (I believe...?), which understandable because it was such a depressing time for her, but now that she's back in the swing of things she probably got some of her creative flow back, thus NEXT LEVEL. And I sure hope the album tracks are much more experimental!!! Her singles at the very least are really good, her album tracks are sure to be as well.

[freedreamer]

^sucks that happened....argh...
(BoA's gonna take over her in that record soon >.<)
and Koda's sales have fallen so much since last year...so i dun worry about her

anyway, I hope the tracklist is revealed next week. 1 MORE MONTH AND 3 DAYS

[Kazeyomi]

1 MORE MONTH AND 3 DAYS

kyaaaaaa only a month and three days!!!1

[maaya]

i don't understand. why Guilty broke her #1 streak? did guilty be #1 on the relese date?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by maaya

i don't understand. why Guilty broke her #1 streak? did guilty be #1 on the relese date?

the 1st week yes but because Oricon combined the 1st & 2nd week sales into 1 , she lost the top spot to Kobukuro's 5296 in the 2nd week

[rakeru]

^on the release date, yes. but since it was released on January 1, the Oricon calendar counts the first two weeks of the year as one week, so GUILTY had to keep up its position for two weeks instead of one.

[kendelle]

According to CDJ they only had 24 USBs to start with - no wonder the sold out so quickly!

Unfortunately they won't be getting anymore 100%

Would there be any plans for an OS version of the USB? Either that, of I'm gonna have to try and make one (which will be hilarious) I want it really bad!!

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by kendelle

Would there be any plans for an OS version of the USB? Either that, of I'm gonna have to try and make one (which will be hilarious) I want it really bad!!

I don't know , you have to wait for avex taiwan or avex hong kong on that

I'm quite sure there will be OS presses for the CD , CD + DVD & 2CDs + DVD but as to the thumbdrive I have no idea

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by kendelle

According to CDJ they only had 24 USBs to start with - no wonder the sold out so quickly!

Unfortunately they won't be getting anymore 100%

Would there be any plans for an OS version of the USB? Either that, of I'm gonna have to try and make one (which will be hilarious) I want it really bad!!

Wtf, that's nothing at all! ;_;

[Meat Pao]

^ ew, that's so little

[maaya]

OMG CDjapan only got 24!? so someone said that USB are only 7000 copies was true. HMV got 5000 copies and other 2000 were sent to shops in Japan

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

24 copies!?!


they aint serious right?? their business is a joke lol

[LacusClyne]

oh wait!!!!!!!! i just found that there is no In The Corner for the 2nd cd? i was hoping for that...oh well....

[ALfromHELLSING]

^24? Yeah, no wonder it was sold out so fast.
EDIT:And strange play-asia still do not have NEXT LEVEL listed.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Originally Posted by Alucard from Hellsing

^24? Yeah, no wonder it was sold out so fast.
EDIT:And strange play-asia still do not have NEXT LEVEL listed.

maybe play-asia is not getting any copies from the USBs!!

[AyUta]

Only 7000 USBs? Is Avex kidding me? That's not fair No I have doubts that the Kinokuniya stores wont be getting any in.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by AyUta

Only 7000 USBs? Is Avex kidding me? That's not fair No I have doubts that the Kinokuniya stores wont be getting any in.

Even if they do, it's going to be off the wall expensive